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Schools in Butler Township

Butler Township’s public schools

Sanborn Central School District 55-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 25% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
75 students on the public path
In brief

Butler Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Butler Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sanborn Central High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Upland Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Butler Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Upland Colony Elementary - 05Sanborn Central School District 55-5C
9–12Sanborn Central High School - 01in ForestburgA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sanborn Central School District 55-5.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sanborn Central School District 55-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 212 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,335SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51% · 100 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 100 students tested

Butler Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Butler Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler Township—Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Ravenna—Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Union—Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Letcher—Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Perry—Mitchell School District 17-2

3 of the 4 neighbors share Sanborn Central School District 55-5 with Butler Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Butler Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Butler Townshipby address
Upland Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Artesian
C
42 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Butler Townshipin other towns
Sanborn Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Forestburg
A+
33 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler Township’s schools

Are Butler Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Butler Township. Sanborn Central School District 55-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Butler Township in?

Sanborn Central School District 55-5.

Where do Butler Township kids go to high school?

Sanborn Central High School - 01.

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What Butler Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.